This paper outlines the nature of the primary linguistic activities of listening and speaking and the secondary linguistic activities of reading and writing. There are common linguistic principles of
China seems to enter into a new era at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Economically, she has been able to come out of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 seemingly unscathed. Internatio
This is an authentic history of a Chinese female poet, He Shuangqing. She lived at a time when people regarded men as superior to women. However, she was fortunate to have some scholar acquaintances w
This book addresses spatial issues in China from a novel perspective. After an elaboration of different aspects of foreign investment from Japan, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese, which is the prime motor
This paper introduces the concept of "fusion," a way of thinking about school reform which the authors believe can lead to major advance. Starting from the premises that all children can achieve high
In the early years of British colonial rule, Hong Kong went through an interesting and difficult phase of development, while a second generation of local Chinese was born as British subjects. Having r
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the election to the Hong Kong Legislative Council in May 1998, which was the first general election in Hong Kong since the change of sovereignty to China in
Teaching and learning are primarily an internal process as messages are coded and decoded through intrapsychological processes. These codes are culturally learned so the greater the cultural differenc
Over the last three decades there have been important advances in the implementation of neonatal screening programs and analytical techniques for congenital diseases in different parts of the world, i
In Hong Kong, the two electricity companies are subject to a Scheme of Control, which is essentially a long-term regulatory contract controlling both the rates of return and prices. The book is a stud
This book examines the nature and effect of taxi regulations in Hong Kong. It also analyses how people in the taxi business have interpreted the process of governmental regulation.
This is a collection of five Chinese stories retold in English: The Great Archer and the Moon Goddess; The White Snake; The Dragon King It Was that Died; The Oxherd and the Weaving Maid; and Monkey Bo
Topics include growth and nutrition in early childhood, medical education in Hong Kong, and miscellaneous topics such as bedwetting and cot death in Hong Kong children, as well as medical responsibili
This book provides the first comprehensive account of social welfare developments in the People's Republic of China, from the "iron rice bowl" social security system to fundamental welfare changes bro
This book examines English language testing in the Hong Kong context. It discusses the history of English language public examinations and issues related to medium of instruction, test reliability, or
This book explores the process of agricultural policy creation and implementation in Taiwan through analyzing the change of land reform policy over the period 1945-1990; it also relates problems of ag
This study recommends sweeping changes to pave the way for Hong Kong to develop into an Asian air cargo hub before her competitors in the region succeed.
There are altogether thirteen papers in the book, under four major themes: urban and regional change, environmental pressures, transport and communication innovations, and demographic and labour force
Building upon recent archaeological finds, and drawing upon the methodologies of such disciplines as anthropology, comparative religion, and hermeneutics, the authors challenge some previous assumptio
Some of the greatest philosophers, poets and painters of China were famous as hermits in their day and reclusive ideals touched many aspects of social and political life. This study investigates how e
This is a full and detailed account of China's antiforeignism in the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the post-1949 period. The author expounds fully on the factors underlying its complicated de
This bibliography comprises three parts: journal articles (including trade journals and magazines); books, book chapters, papers and reports; and doctoral dissertations and master's theses. It concent
We live in a culture which is largely dependent on science for its material welfare. Among the biological sciences, areas such as food and drug production, energy production, waste processing, and agr
This comprehensive study, Dai Wangshu: The Life and Poetry of a Chinese Modernist, is one of the most illuminating books on twentieth-century Chinese poetry to have been published in years. It goes be
This volume is intended for professional philosophers and laymen with an interest in East-West studies and comparative philosophy and religion. The central focus is the concept of comparing perspectiv
Originally published as newspaper columns, the thirty-odd pieces collected in this volume record aspects of Chinese-American life as it was lived in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1950.
This book collects seven essays on classical Chinese poetry Professor C. H. Wang authored in the 1970s. The primary subjects under consideration are Shih Ching and Ch'u tz'u, the earliest Chinese lite
This book traces the development of the international airline industry, points out the problems which inhibit maximum economic efficiency, and suggests policies which would improve the best interests
The book describes and analyzes the rising and falling fortunes of Chu Hsi (Zhu Xi) (1130-1200) throughout the centuries in China, Japan, and Europe, especially the changing attitudes among Chinese sc
For his contributions to philosophy and historical studies Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692) has long been recognised as a major writer of the seventeenth century China. His stature as a critic, however, has com
The collection opens with Harry Levin's "What Is Literature if Not Comparative," read in the Second Hong Kong Comparative Literature Conference (1982) and used here to highlight the significance of a
The stories in this collection represent some of the finest writing to come out of China since 1949. A wide range of characters is presented: intellectuals, factory workers, drifters and petty crimina
This fully annotated translation is a valuable addition to the study of T'an S'su-t'ung (Tan Sitong) as well as to our understanding of late Qing political thought.
This volume comprises eight articles that fall into three groups: studies of the art in Sichuan and an account of the famous pottery produced in and around Tongguan in Hunan; the export of Chinese cer
This volume comprises eight articles that fall into three groups: surveys of Chinese art and archaeology and their interrelationships, the exhibition of Chinese archaeological finds, and an account of
This volume comprises nine articles that fall into three categories: general survey of Chinese archaeology as well as the author's visit to Tom Harrison's field work in Sarawak in 1966; field reports
This book includes twenty-five articles on the biology and practical cultivation of three groups of mushroom: Volvariella, Pleurotus, and Auricularia, and on their nutritional value, genetical breedin
Each author delivers four to six lectures on optical communication, integrated optics, quantum electronics, and semi-conductor lasers respectively, allowing the topics to be treated in depth.
